Netizen Claims "No Ambush" in Marawi City Wounding PSG Personnel

Concerned netizens in Marawi City claimed that there is "No Ambush" of Pres. Rody Dutere's advance party composed of PSG members contrary to reports posted by various news media organizations in the country.

According to Facebook user Drieza Lininding, they interviewed some people within the vicinity of the ambush site and everybody claimed that there was no ambush incident in the area.

During an interview with some residents, a convoy of a military
truck passed by and one of the soldiers aboard a military truck
intentionally or accidentally fired his M203 service firearm, the convoy
following them thought they were being ambushed so they fired upon an
abandoned area with trees some of the civilian houses were hit luckily
no civilians was hurt.

NEWS UPDATE: NO AMBUSH NO IED EXPLOSION IN MARAWI Our team went to brgy.
Emi,Marawi city where the said ambush or IED explosion took place.

We
went house to house to Investigate but the residents denies that an
ambush took place. According to the residents a convoy of a military
truck passed by and one of the soldiers aboard a military truck
intentionally or accidentally fired his M203 service firearm, the convoy
following them thought they were being ambushed so they fired upon an
abandoned area with trees some of the civilian houses were hit luckily
no civilians was hurt.

I asked them (residents) if they see any
fragments or damaged car they all say none and no one was wounded. some
suspects that the pictures of wounded soldiers allegedly in that ambush
bieng airlifted came from butig where the fighting between AFP and Maute
Group (Dawlah Islamiyah) is taking place they are in military uniform.

With this, we urge for a thorough investigation of this incident. The
PNP-SOCO, the International Monitoring Team, Non-Violent peace force and
ICRC could interfere since civilian houses were hit. Our fear is that
this is part of a larger scenario to declare Martial law in Lanao area,
some reports I was told are insinuating that MILF was behind the attack.